During a visit from a Writer in Residence, a patient can choose to participate in a variety of creative writing activities. Examples include Blackout Poetry, journaling, oral histories, and legacy projects. To request a visit from a Writer in Residence for a current inpatient, please call Arts in Medicine…
MBSR’s six week program offers: Mindfulness meditation instruction Introductory mindful yoga Evidence-based tools for anxiety, depression, & promoting happiness Group dialogue Daily homework assignments 4 CDs and a practice manual This program is approved for 19 continuing education contact hours for Nurses, LMHCs, LMFTs, and LCSWs. Course Fee $165…
I was born on September 21, 1968 in Gainesville, Florida. My father was a student in the UF College of Medicine in psychiatry. Not long after I was born, we moved to New York where my father completed his residency at the University of Rochester. I lived there until I…
Needlecraft and fabric painting are the staple of this program for soon to be moms who are on bed rest. Using traditional crafts, the artists engage mother and families in activities that produce an item for their new baby in an effort to re-establish her lost emotional connection as a…
Visual artists bring painting, drawing and collage supplies on a mobile cart into the Dialysis Unit and work with pediatric patients while they are tethered to the dialysis machines. On occasion, musical performances are arranged for the unit. All of these activities are designed to reduce…
Life balance sometimes requires dancing. At the University of Florida’s McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion, the hallways are a cacophony of music, monologues, laughter, and the bustling of bodies in motion. However, the students are not all typical young college kids. On Monday afternoons, the halls are also filled…
Just around the corner from Shands, housed at the Florida Museum of Natural History, is the McGuire Center’s Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit, a wonderful, colorful place that lifts the spirits and brings joy to all who enter this transformative space. The Butterfly Connection is a collaboration between Shands Arts in…
